1.1 Introduzione

A casa

Benvenuti nel corso di italiano principianti! 

Study the vocabulary “I Saluti” and the grammar “L’alfabeto italiano” then do the exercises embedded in this book. You can do these exercises at your own pace and as extra practice while you study. All the exercises embedded in Giornate Italiane are not graded.

1.2 Conosciamoci! 

In classe

Vocabolario: I Saluti

Grammatica: L’alfabeto

Attività 1 – I Saluti

Step 1: Watch the video “How to greet in Italian – I saluti” by Easy Italian – Youtube. While you watch the video with the whole class, students should orally repeat the greetings.

Step2:  Answer the following questions

1. How do you say “hello” in formal and informal situations in Italian?
2. What does “Come stai?” mean?

Step 3: Match the English with the Italian translation. Then determine whether they are formal or informal sentences.

Attività 2 – L’alfabeto

Step 1. Click  L’alfabeto italiano for the following activity. Match the nouns with the images and then put them in alphabetical order.

Step 2. Then work in pairs, pick 6 words and ask the following:

• Come si dice “water” in italiano?
• Si dice “acqua”
• Come si scrive “acqua” in italiano?
• A-C-Q-U-A

Step 3. Guess the famous person.

Work in pairs and think about the name of two famous people then spell them following the example below. The other student has to guess. Be ready to do it again in front of the class.

• il nome si scrive: R-O-B-E-R-T-O
• Il cognome si scrive: B-E-N-I-G-N-I

Attività 3 – Presentiamoci

Walk around the room and introduce yourself to your classmates. Use all the expressions you’ve learned so far.

1.3 Come sta?

A casa

Study the vocabulary “Espressioni per presentarsi” and the grammar “Essere / Stare / Avere” then do the exercises embedded in this book. You can do these exercises at your own pace and as extra practice while you study. All the exercises embedded in Giornate Italiane are not graded.

1.4 Presentiamo altre persone

In classe

Vocabulary “Espressioni per presentarsi” 

Grammar “Essere / Stare”

Attività 1 – Revisione pronomi soggetto e coniugazione Essere / Stare

Step 2 – Work in pairs, pick one of the following images and then answer the following questions.

• Do you think it is a formal or informal situation?
• Which expressions would you use to greet people?
• Which expressions would you use to introduce other people?

Step 3 – Work in groups of three students. Pretend to be in Italy, and introduce your friend who just arrived in Rome to your classmates and to your professor.

Decide how to address the people in the various situations, use all the structures studied so far  “greetings” “how are you?” “where are you from” “how do you spell your name” etc. 

Step 4 – Play your dialogue in front of the class.

1.5 – Una presentazione virtuale

A casa

1.6 – Benvenuti in Italia

A casa

Study the vocabulary “La geografia” and the grammar “Il sostantivo singolare”  and “Essere / Stare / Avere” then do the exercises embedded in this book. You can do these exercises at your own pace and as extra practice while you study. All the exercises embedded in Giornate Italiane are not graded.

1.7 – Io scelgo la regione

In classe

Vocabolario: “La geografia“

Grammatica: “Il sostantivo singolare”

Review week 1

Use the following “Review Week 1” to complete the activity

Attività 1  – Revisione del vocabolario

Go to Google Maps (IT)  to find the following geographical elements then complete their names with the correct noun among the given ones.

Attività 2 – Io  scelgo l’Italia

Step 1-

Watch the video “Spot della nazionale di Calcio – Io scelgo l’Italia.”  and put a checkmark for next to words you hear or see in the video.

PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT THE COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY

Step 2– Put the words in the chart above into the appropriate column.

Step 3 – Divide the words in the chart above into masculine and feminine.

Step 3 – Scegli la regione:  Work with a partner. Each student should pick a region and watch the video for a couple of minutes. Then each student gives at least three reasons why he/she picks that region. (Keep it easy and use the following example as a suggestion).

Example: Io scelgo la Lombardia perché c’è un lago etc.. 

Step 4 – Read your sentences to the class.

Extension of the activity: Ask the students to tell what’s in their State of origin and the other students’ can guess.

1.8 – Il centro della città

A casa

Study the vocabulary La piazza e la città and the grammar L’ articolo indeterminativo then do the exercises embedded in this book at your own pace while you study.

1.9 Un incontro in piazza

In classe

Vocabolario: La piazza

Grammatica: l’articolo indeterminativo

Attività 1  – Revisione 

Do you know the squares in the pictures below? Match the images with their names.

Now watch the video Piazze d’Italia and discuss the following questions (in English) with your classmates.

• Did you recognize in the video the squares in the images above?
• Do you recognize other cities or squares in the video?
• What do people do while they are in the squares?

Attività 2 – Incontriamoci in piazza

Situation: You are in Italy and want to invite a friend to a famous piazza, but you forget the name so need to describe it to them instead of naming it.

Step 1  – Work in groups of three and visit “Le 10 piazze salotto più belle d’Italia.”

Pick ONE picture from the gallery and say as many words aloud as you remember to describe what’s in the piazza.  See how many your group can name in the 2 minutes on the timer.

Step 2  –  Pick one of the pictures and describe the square where you want to meet your friend. Your groupmates will guess the square. Repeat until each student has described a piazza.

Step 3  -Describe the square you’d like to meet in.

Step 4 – Perform your dialogue in front of the class.

1.10 – A casa

1.11 – Un luogo speciale

A casa

Study the vocabulary “La città” and the grammar “L’articolo determinativo” e “Il plurale” then do the exercises embedded in this book at your own pace while you study.

1.12 – La mia città

In classe

Vocabolario “La città”

Grammatica: “L’articolo determinativo” e “Il plurale”

Attività 1 – Revisione

Attività 2 – La mia città

Situation: Your Italian friend visits you and you talk about your town.

Objective: Talk about your town and familiar places.

Step 1 – Work in pairs and watch the video Palermo (Sicily) then write down as many words as you remember to describe the city in 1 minute. The student that can remember more words and writes them down with the correct spelling wins the game.

Step 2. Work with the same classmate and think about a city you like (real or not…you can make it up) and fill the chart below with words (articles and nouns) to describe the city.

Step 3  – Now write a few sentences to describe your town and think about questions that you can ask to your friends to describe their town.

Step 4 – Go around the class and talk with the other classmates about your towns.

1.13 –  Gioco in città 

A casa

Study the vocabulary “I numeri 0-20” and review the grammar “c’è / ci sono”  then do the exercises embedded in this book at your own pace while you study. 

You can practice the numbers and the use of c’è/ ci sono with the following game: Un giro in città

1.14 – La mia città americana preferita

In classe

Hai finito l’unità 1, vai su Canvas e completa il Check-in Quiz #1. 

You completed Unit 1. Go to Canvas and submit Check-in Quiz #1